Solve the problem.
-A theatre sells two types of tickets to their plays; children's tickets and adult tickets. For today's performance they have sold a total of 1120 tickets. Also, they have sold 4 times as many adult tickets as children's tickets.
How many adult tickets have they sold?
A) 902
B) 889
C) 893
D) 896

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Let the number of children's tickets sold be x. Therefore, the number of adult tickets sold is 4x. The total number of tickets sold is x + 4x = 5x = 1120. Solving for x gives x = 224 (children's tickets). Thus, the number of adult tickets sold is 4x = 4 * 224 = 896.

Solve the Problem. -A Theatre Sells Two Types of Tickets to Their Plays;